Abstract
Differentiation of placental trophoblast stem (TS) cells to trophoblast giant (TG) cells is accompanied by transition from a mitotic cell cycle to an endocycle. Here, we report that Cdh1, a regulator of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), negatively regulates mitotic entry upon the mitotic/endocycle transition. TS cells derived from homozygous Cdh1 gene-trapped (Cdh1GT/GT) murine embryos accumulated mitotic cyclins and precociously entered mitosis after induction of TS cell differentiation, indicating that Cdh1 is required for the switch from mitosis to the endocycle. Furthermore, the Cdh1GT/GT TS cells and placenta showed aberrant expression of placental differentiation markers. These data highlight an important role of Cdh1 in the G2/M transition during placental differentiation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 757-762 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 430 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 Jan 11 |
Keywords
- APC/C
- Cdh1
- Endocycle
- G2/M transition
- Trophoblast giant cell
- Trophoblast stem cell
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology